Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Cabinet Office · National or federal agency/office
- Supplier
- Bloom Procurement Services Ltd SME
- Value
- £599,000
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award
- Sector
- IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Feb 2026
- Published16 Feb 2026Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
Baringa Partners LLP have been appointed by Bloom Procurement Services Ltd. on behalf of the Cabinet Office to support with the streamlining of its external and internal operations. This scope of work aims to expedite the initial steps of creating a roadmap of AI initiatives across three workstreams and a delivery playbook for efficient delivery and roll out to IBCA.
About the supplier
Bloom Procurement Services Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08045123).